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County Considers Pot Club Ban
Cannabis clubs, already banned from every local jurisdiction except for some slim pickings of real estate in San Jose, may get outlawed from unincorporated Santa Clara County, too. The Board of...
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Supreme Court Ruling Leads to Change in SJPD Phone Searches
Five days before the Supreme Court ruled that an arts and crafts chain deserves greater protection under the law than the women it employs, the gang of nine actually got one right. Preceding the...
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Illegal Animal Trafficking Tough to Stop Despite San Jose Bust
Max Schad received an unusual email last summer. A French investigator claimed to have information that someone in San Jose was using eBay to purchase an endangered—and taxidermied—species of owl from...
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Perdido en la Traducción en los Tribunales del Condado de Santa Clara
Una versión de esta historia en Inglés se puede leer aquí. —Editor Debido a la falta continua de intérpretes, el sistema judicial del condado de Santa Clara ha logrado segregar a los ciudadanos con...
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Lost in Translation: Interpreter Shortage Deprives Justice in Santa Clara...
An excerpt of this story can also be read in Spanish. —Editor Jaime Gonzalez’ daughter leans on her grandmother, who holds the young girl’s sleeping infant brother. Gonzalez sits and waits in the...
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SV Urban Debate League Grooms Next Gen of Attorneys, Judges
Kierra Jackson, a high school junior at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy, has always had the gift of gab. Whether it be with friends or family, she’s never had a problem saying what’s on her mind. But...
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South Bay LGBT Political Group Tries to Recoup after Losing Momentum in 2016
A brief mention in a local paper this past week made it sound like one of the South Bay’s leading LGBT organizations is on its last leg. The 32-year-old Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee—called...
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Santa Clara County Slowest in State to Resolve Felony Cases
Despite a low crime rate and plenty of public resources, Santa Clara County takes longer to resolve felony cases than any of its counterparts in California. In a report published last week, the...
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Bail Raised for San Martin Rape Suspect Sharwian Bobian
A judge drastically upped the bail Monday for a homeless rape suspect charged with assaulting a woman who brought food to his San Martin shelter last month. In a brief arraignment at San Jose’s Hall of...
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